Genesis 27:2

He said, “See here, I am old. I do not know the day of my death.

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And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

In Context

1When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau, his older son, and said to him, “My son.” He said to him, “Here I am.”

3Therefore take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.

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Cross References

Genesis 48:21Israel said to Joseph, “See, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, 1 for you do not know what a day may bring. 1

Isaiah 38:1In those days Hezekiah was sick to the point of dying. So Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, 'Set your house in order; for you will die, not live.'”

Mark 13:35Therefore stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come home; it could be in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:2-6

Rebekah's Contrivance. ( b. c. 1760.) 1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: 3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul… Read the whole commentary →

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